Locket



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LOCKET Filed May 10, 1945 ll-II. 4 A 0/ INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 5, i943 I UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE LOCKETGunther E. Speicher, Washington, D. Application May 10, 1945, Serial No.592 983 This invention relates to an ornamental locket and moreparticularly to a locket made of Lucite or similar materials.

An object of this invention is to provide a locket that is transparentand adapted to display jewels or the like which are positioned withinthe confines of the locket.

The locket is an attractive piece of costume jewelry, easilymanufactured from readily moldable plastics.

It is transparent, permitting the observer as well as the wearer to viewthe articles contained in the locket from all angles.

It is inexpensive yet has the appearance of an expensive piece ofjewelry, and while it is shown made in the shape of a heart, it can bemade in various shapes, forms and sizes such as might be demanded by thepublic.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists of certain novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts as will hereinafter be described in detail, andparticularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereonwhich form a part of this application and in which:

Fig. l is a front view of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. .1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fi 1.

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the component parts of thelocket.

Fig. 6 is an interior side view of one of the component parts.

Fig, 7 is a front view of the circular ring encircling the jewel, and

Fig. 8 is a side view thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawing the locket It comprisescomponent parts l2, and M which may be molded in the shape of a heart orshaped from solid blocks of plastic by appropriate hand tools.

The parts 12 and i i are transparent and are formed with mating circularinner cavities I6 and it which are positioned approximately in themedial portion thereof.

The bottom 2t of the cavity I8 is provided at the medial point thereofwith a conical pocket or socket 22 which is adapted to conform to andreceive the conical rear portion 24 of a jewel 26.

The cavities are of such a depth that when the 3 Claims. (Cl. 63-18)conical portion 24 of the jewel 26 is seated in the socket 22 the face28 of the jewel 26 will contact the bottom 30 of the cavity 16, and befirmly retained in position in the locket.

The jewel 26 is positioned within the opening 32 of a ring which may bemade of a contrasting color to the locket Ill. The outer dimensions ofthe ring 3i are such that at no point does the ring contact the cavitiesl6 and I8, but is supported by the jewel upon which it is mounted.

The parts l2 and M are provided with aligned openings 36 and 38respectively, to permit fastening pins 40 to be inserted therein.

The ends of the pins 40 are rounded after assembly to retain the partsl2 and M in a unitary structure.

After the parts l2 and I4 have been assembled a ring receiving portion42 is affixed to the locked ill at the upper end thereof by paste orsimilar fastening means.

The portion 42 has an opening 44 therein which is adapted to receive thering 46 through which a chain or the like may be threaded whereby thelocket Hi can be worn aboutthe neck.

The locket is made of a plastic which is susceptible of being colored inthe usual manner so that various color combinations and contrasts can bemade during the assembly, as each one of the various parts can be madeof different colors or they can all be made of the same color.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that a piece of jewelryhas been provided that is attractive, ornamental, inexpensive tomanufacture, and being made of transparent materials will display thejewel positioned therein.

It will be understood that the embodiment of the invention illustratedin the accompanying drawing is used merely as an example of theinvention, and that various modifications or changes may be made in theshape or size of the locket or the contents to be displayed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or extending beyond the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described comprising similar contouredcomponent parts made of a transparent material having circular cavitiesformed in the inner medial portions thereof, a conical socket formed inone of said cavities, a jewel having the conical portion thereof seatedin said socket, the bottom of said second cavity contacting the face ofsaid jewel thereby retain- 5 the jewel and be supported thereby withoutcontact with the cavities formed in the component parts.

3. The invention as described in claim 1, wherein said parts areprovided with means for zzc- 1o ceiving' a chain or the like.

GUNTHER E. SPEICHER.

REFERENCES ormn The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,376,974 'siiverman May 3, 1921FOREIGN PATENTS Number C untry Date 0 6,604 Great Britain Mar. 19, 1909

